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from Anglican Journal
Asked to respond to the statement, “The beliefs of the Christian faith need to change over time to stay relevant,” 69 per cent of clergy from shrinking churches taking part in the study agreed, compared to zero per cent of clergy from growing churches.
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from Bahai Teachings.org
Why the Myth of White, Red, Black and Yellow Persists
The 1735 classification scheme dreamed up by the early biologist Carl Linnaeus, inventor of zoological taxonomy, divided the human species Homo sapiens into four continental varieties: europaeus, asiaticus, americanus, and afer; or in more contemporary terms; European, Asian, American and African. Unfortunately, even though science now sees Linnaeus’ ideas about race as a ridiculous, many people still think the way he did. Of course, we now know his classifications, both by skin color and character, were wildly unscientific and prejudicial.
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from Coeur d'Alene Press
Personal road cuts into public property
A dirt road that was built on Kootenai County property along the Coeur d’Alene River in Cataldo is among the encroachment cases local government agencies are dealing with, trying to have the people’s properties restored.
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from Commentary
from Competitive Enterprise Institute
Regulators should not interfere with the way ridesharing platforms work, trying to apply regulations designed for completely different economic models can have the effect of killing off these benefits.
Appeal Heard on 'Hot Fuel' Class Action Settlements
Last month, the Tenth Circuit heard argument in CEI’s appeal of the “Hot Fuel” settlements. This is the case where the plaintiffs sued most major gasoline retailers and refiners in the country over the alleged “fraud” of selling gasoline on a volumetric basis (i.e., by the gallon) without disclosing the laws of thermodynamics.
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from Daily Mail (UK)
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-British ambassador who is now a WikiLeaks operative claims Russia did NOT provide Clinton emails - they were handed over to him at a D.C. park by an intermediary for 'disgusted' Democratic whistleblowers
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from Douglas County Empire Press
A retirement party was held for Douglas PUD District 3 Commissioner Jim Davis on Dec. 9 at the PUD headquarters in East Wenatchee. Davis served five six-year terms on the commission, beginning his service in 1987.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Trump Supporters Are Facing Market Discrimination, and that's Ok
Supporters of president-elect Donald Trump are excited for Inauguration Day. As a result, listings on the peer-to-peer homestay app Airbnb are expected to soar in response to demand. With hotel prices in the D.C. area nearly doubling, Airbnb offers an alternative both for inaugural attendees looking to save a few bucks, and hosts looking to make a few bucks. But, not everyone is comfortable with renting out their home to Trump enthusiasts. And that’s okay. The owner’s freedom to accept or decline anyone for any reason, including race, politics, gender, religion, and so on, should be honored. The grounds on which they discriminate shouldn’t matter in the context of that freedom. Ownership and the discretionary rights that extend from it are inviolable, even sacred.
Could the Market Really End Meat?
Animal rights will be the big social revolution of the 21st century. Most people have a vague feeling that factory farms aren’t quite ethical. But few people are willing to give up meat, so such feelings are suppressed because acknowledging them would only make one feel guilty. Once the costs of giving up meat fall, however, vegetarianism will spread like a prairie wildfire, changing eating habits, the use of farmland, and the science and economics of climate change.
The Dangerous Economic Nationalism of Trump's Right-Hand Man
Steve Bannon’s economic nationalism risks destructive trade wars, self-defeating mercantilism, and corrosive industrial policy.
The Deadly Impact of Regulations on Organ Transplants
I don’t doubt that there are shady people willing to exploit the poor in organ markets, by not giving them relevant information and/or not fully compensating them. However, that's not an argument against organ sales -- just as similar periodic bad behavior by car salesmen and insurance brokers isn’t an argument against markets for automobiles and life insurance.
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from First Things
English students at the University of Pennsylvania made news last week by removing a portrait of Shakespeare from a position of honor in Fisher-Bennett Hall and replacing it with a photo of black feminist lesbian writer Audre Lorde. In this, they are not rebels. They are in line with the new emphasis on inclusion over greatness in humanities departments across the country. When a humanities department selects its materials because they reflect identity groups, it no longer functions as a humanities department.
In Evangelical churches, the why of the virgin birth receives less attention than the fact of it. This, despite the fact that the Virgin Birth was one of the “Five Fundamentals” of the twentieth century’s modernist/fundamentalist debates. A virgin giving birth. A king—the King—lying in a manger. A dead God on a stick. These, along with the many other inversions in the Bible, both big and small, promise the possibility of a different world, a world in which God inverts the natural order of things, including the natural of the human world.
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from The Guardian (UK)
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
New tower will reveal hidden world of Westminster Abbey
Trip in lift or up staircase will give public access to treasures in 13th-century attic space being transformed into a museum
Meet the vicar who’s swapping the sacristy for the surgery
With their local GP practice understaffed, some Cumbrian villagers are turning to Sarah Lunn, a Church of England rector in the village of Temple Sowerby
Isaac Newton masterwork becomes most expensive science book sold
First edition of Principia Mathematica, which was published in 1687 and sets out Newton’s laws of motion, raises £3m at auction
New tower will reveal hidden world of Westminster Abbey
Trip in lift or up staircase will give public access to treasures in 13th-century attic space being transformed into a museum
Meet the vicar who’s swapping the sacristy for the surgery
With their local GP practice understaffed, some Cumbrian villagers are turning to Sarah Lunn, a Church of England rector in the village of Temple Sowerby
Isaac Newton masterwork becomes most expensive science book sold
First edition of Principia Mathematica, which was published in 1687 and sets out Newton’s laws of motion, raises £3m at auction
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from The Heritage Foundation
from Indian Country Today Media Network
Frybread: Gourmet Edition
Try your hand at these delicious versions of a Native classic
Frybread: Gourmet Edition
Try your hand at these delicious versions of a Native classic
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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)
Students Rip Down Shakespeare’s Portrait for Diversity’s Sake
At The University of Pennsylvania, even the esteemed Shakespeare is taking a hit. After a vote by faculty, a group of inclusion-deluded students removed an iconic portrait of the legendary playwright — widely regarded as the greatest writer and dramatist the world has ever known — and replaced it with a photo of Audre Lorde, a self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.”
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]Is Christmas bad for the economy? Do gifts destroy value? Are they a drag on the economy, as many economists suggest? The anti-gift economists are wrong. Gifts represent a mutually beneficial arrangement for the giver and the recipient.
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from New Statesman
"The leading voice of the British left, since 1913."
A housing white paper is due in the New Year, one which communities secretary Sajid Javid promises will get “more of the right homes built in the right places”. But where are the right places?
from Republican National Committee (GOP)
What People Are Saying about Rick Perry's Secretary of Energy Nomination
Governor Perry’s experience creating jobs and expanding Texas’ economy make him the ideal candidate to lead our country to a future of prosperity and energy independence.
from The Spokesman-Review
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from Townhall.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
It's Official: Trump Chooses Rick Perry as Energy Secretary
It's Official: Trump Chooses Rick Perry as Energy Secretary
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from USA Today
Trump tells tech leaders 'There’s nobody like you in the world'
Ringed by tech's elite, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday promised to do "anything we can do" to help the industry he often baited during the presidential campaign.
It's new and it's bad: Yahoo discloses 1B account breach
Yahoo late Wednesday disclosed a breach that took place in August 2013 that may have resulted in the theft of data associated with more than one billion user accounts. The latest breach is separate from a 500-million-account breach the company disclosed in September of this year. At the time, the 500-million-account breach, which took place in 2014, was believed to be the largest on record.
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from The Washington Post
Manufacturing jobs are returning to some places. But these jobs are different.
The United States has lost millions of factory jobs, but in the last few years, some have come back. Can more return?
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